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Prime Minister's Office
PM Narendra Modi participates in a video call with President of France H.E. Emmanuel Macron on the Launch of the new Air India-Airbus Partnership
Under the partnership, Air India will buy 250 aircraft from Airbus. It is a reflection of the strength of the India-France Strategic Partnership.
PM highlights the rapid expansion and growth of the civil aviation market in India which will give impetus to greater connectivity between India and the rest of the world.
PM compliments the strong presence of French companies in India, and recalls the recent decision by French aerospace engine manufacturer SAFRAN to set up its largest MRO facility in India.
PM thanks President Macron for his partnership in taking the India-France relationship forward and looks forward to working with him under India’s G20 Presidency.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated in a video call with President of France H.E. Emmanuel Macron, Shri Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons, Shri N. Chandrasekaran, Chairman of the Board, Tata Sons, Mr. Campbell Wilson, CEO, Air India and Mr. Guillaume Faury, CEO Airbus on the occasion of the launch of a partnership between Air India and Airbus.
Air India and Airbus have signed a contract for the supply of 250 aircraft, 210 single-aisle A320neos and 40 widebody A350s to Air India.
This commercial partnership between these two players of the aviation sector also displays the strength of the India-France Strategic Partnership, which marks its 25th anniversary this year.
In his address, Prime Minister highlighted the rapid expansion and growth of the civil aviation market in India which will give impetus to greater connectivity between India and the rest of the world, and will in turn encourage tourism and business in India.
Complimenting the strong presence of French companies in India, Prime Minister also recalled the recent decision by French aerospace engine manufacturer SAFRAN to set up its largest MRO facility in India to service aircraft engines for both Indian and international carriers.
Prime Minister thanked President Macron for his partnership in taking the India-France relationship forward and looked forward to working with him under India’s G20 Presidency.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
MSP Operation during Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21
The arrival of Kharif Marketing Season  2020-21 has already commenced and Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP Schemes as was done in previous seasons.
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With start of procurement in some new States like Uttarakhand, the paddy procurement for KMS 2020-21 is progressing in full swing with purchase of over 76.77 LMTs of paddy upto 16.10.2020 from 6.69 lac farmers with MSP outflow of Rs. 14495.22 crores.
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Further, based on the proposal from the States, approval was accorded for procurement of 41.67 LMT of Pulse and Oilseeds of Kharif Marketing Season 2020 for the States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh under Price Support Scheme . Further, sanction for procurement of 1.23 LMT of Copra  for the State of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala was also given. For other States/UTs approval will also be accorded on receipt of proposals for procurement of Pulses, Oilseeds and Copra under PSS so that procurement of FAQ grade of these crops can be made at notified MSP for the year 2020-21 directly from the registered farmers, if the market rate goes below MSP during the notified harvesting period in the respective States/UTs by the Central Nodal Agencies through State nominated procuring agencies.
Upto 16.10.2020, the Government through its Nodal Agencies has procured 723.79 MT of Moong and Urad having MSP value of Rs. 5.21 Crores benefitting 681 farmers in Tamil Nadu Maharashtra and Haryana. Similarly, 5089 MT of copra  having MSP value of Rs. 52.40 crore has been procured benefitting 3961 farmers in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. In respect of Copra and Urad, rates are ruling above MSP in most of the major producing States. The respective State/UTs Governments are making necessary arrangements for commencement of procurement from the date as decided by the respective States based on the arrivals in respect of Kharif Pulses and Oilseeds.
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The Procurement of seed cotton  during Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21 has started from 1stOctober, 2020 and cumulative procurement as on 16thOctober,2020 by Cotton Corporation of India has reached a quantity of 150654bales under MSP for a value of Rs. 42555.85 lakh benefitting 30139 farmers.
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President's Secretariat
President of India graces 10th Convocation of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu addressed the 10th convocation of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University at Lucknow today .
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that today India has the third largest start-up ecosystem in the world. All educational institutions, especially universities and technical educational institutions should take full advantage of this ecosystem and encourage their students for research and innovation. Their efforts would be an important contribution in making India a leading nation in the field of innovation and technology.
Underlining the favourable environment created for investment and business by the UP Global Investors Summit-2023, the President urged to connect education with this favourable environment. She said that our universities should develop themselves into a centre where new research is done for public welfare, a hub of Fourth Industrial Revolution, and an incubation centre for start-ups. It would be very heartening if our educational institutions also become messengers of new revolution and social prosperity and equality.
The President said that Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar believed that it is the fundamental duty of a university to provide education to poor and needy people. According to him, an educational institution should provide quality education to all without any discrimination. She noted that the Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University is doing commendable work for the upliftment of SC and ST students by giving them 50 percent reservation. She expressed confidence that this university would continue to spread education in the country and the state according to the ideals of Babasaheb.
The President said that convocation is a very important occasion for the students. On this day, they get the fruits of hard work of many years. She said that she would like to use the occasion to advise the students that whatever they want to become in life, they should start working for it from today itself and never let their goal should always be in their mind. She wished that some students should become good teachers/professors. She said that education and teaching are interconnected. For best education system, best teachers are needed. Our promising students should give their valuable contribution in making the future of the country bright by adopting teaching as a profession.
The President said that she was confident that students graduating today would progress a lot in life on the strength of education and knowledge. But along with this, they should stay connected to our values and culture, only then can they live a meaningful and satisfying life. She advised them to strive for excellence always. She said that whenever a crisis situation comes, think about finding a solution and treat it as an opportunity. This would enhance their personality.
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Ministry of Coal
Coal Ministry bags “Best Engagement” Award for Procurement through GeM Portal
Coal Ministry has successfully set new benchmarks in the e-procurement ecosystem, creating a level playing field for stakeholders and fostering fair competition. The Ministry has performed consistently well on GeM platform for two financial years in a row.
During the financial year 2023-24, the Coal Public Sector Undertakings  have demonstrated unwavering confidence in GeM by publishing bids worth Rs. 21,500 crore. This enthusiastic participation showcases the Ministry of Coal's commitment to promoting a digital-first approach and its proactive role in spearheading the adoption of advanced technologies for the benefit of all stakeholders. Coal Ministry was recently awarded for its achievements on e- procurement through GeM by Ministry of Commerce. The Ministry of Coal has been awarded in“Best Engagement” category, Coal India Limited  has been awarded“Rising Star” and NLC India Limited has been awarded in the “TimelyPayments” category.
Moreover, high value tenders worth Rs.5,372.60 crore have been published on GeM portal during the period 10th to 16thJuly 2023. As on 17th July 2023, the actual procurement facilitated through GeM this financial year stands at an impressive Rs 3,909 crore. Hence, the Ministry has surpassed last year's target of Rs. 4000 crore within a span of 100 days in current financial year, setting an example for other Ministries and PSUs to emulate.
Ministry of Coal’s progress in e- procurement through GeM portal exemplifies its commitment to delivering exceptional results and driving the nation's growth. The Ministry remains committed to leveraging GeM’s potential to achieve more milestones thereby contributing to the nation's growth.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma chairs the CPSE Conclave on PUBLIC PROCUREMENT POLICY FOR MSEs
The Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises  organized a CPSE Conclave under National SC-ST Hub chaired by Minister of State, Ministry of MSME, Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 18th November 2022 to interact with various CPSEs and to understand their challenges in achieving the targets as mandated under Public Procurement Policy Order for MSEs. The conclave was attended by officer of Department of Public Enterprises and officers from various CPSEs.
As per the Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises  every Central Government Ministry, Departments and Public Sector Undertakings shall procure minimum of 25 per cent of their total annual value of goods or services from MSE. In addition, 4% of total procurement of goods and services shall be made from Micro and Small Enterprises owned by SC & ST entrepreneurs and 3% from women entrepreneurs.
The conclave also focussed on sensitizing, recognizing, and felicitating the CPSEs who have made efforts to achieve the targets of procurement from SC/ST and Women MSEs.
Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma encouraged the efforts undertaken by CPSEs towards fulfilling the mandate of Public Procurement Policy and also urged all the CPSEs to proactively reach out to SC/ST/Women entrepreneurs and provide them required hand-holding support.
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Union I&B Minister Anurag Singh Thakur to attend 53rd edition of IFFI in Goa
#IFFIWood, 19 November 2022
Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting and Youth affairs & Sports, Anurag Singh Thakur will be on tour to Goa for two days from 20th November to 21st November 2022 to attend the inaugural ceremony of 53rd edition of International Film Festival of India and various other events at IFFI 53.
On 20th November Minister Thakur will attend Red Carpet of the Opening Film of the 53rd edition of IFFI Alma and Oskar, by Austrian Director Dieter Berner. Later that evening he proceeds to Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor stadium to attend the opening ceremony of IFFI 53. Minister will be announcing the winner of the Indian Film Personality of the Year 2022 and will also confer Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement on Spanish film Director Carlos Saura at the IFFI 53 inaugural.
On the second day of his visit, the Minister will participate in the opening Ceremony of 2nd Edition of 75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow Section of IFFI 53 where he will be interacting with 75 young promising cinematic talents from across India. Shri Thakur will later attend the inaugural Ceremony of Film Bazaar pavilion of IFFI 53. Following this, he will attend the Indian Panorama Section and opening Ceremony of Country Focus  section of the film festival.
Minister Anurag Singh will wrap his two day visit to Goa with the inauguration of Film Technology Exhibition by FTII at Football Ground, DB Road, Panjim. This exhibition showcases the technology and various elements pertaining to film art/cinema and aesthetics.PIB IFFI CAST AND CREW | Nadeem/ Manas/ Darshana | IFFI 53 -38
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Ministry of Corporate Affairs
IBBI announces results of the National Online Quiz on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India , in collaboration with MyGov.in, conducted a ‘National Online Quiz on Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016’ from 1st July to 31st July, 2020 to promote awareness and understanding of the Code among various stakeholders across the country. The Quiz was open for all Indian citizens above 18 years of age, except for individuals working in IBBI, service providers registered with IBBI, and also their immediate family members.
The Quiz received overwhelming response with 1,25,781  participants. There were participants from every State and every Union Territory. Uttar Pradesh accounted for the highest participation with 15.7% of total participants, followed by Maharashtra with 11.7% and Delhi with 6.9%.
In terms of the Guidelines on the Quiz, top 10% of the participants, as per their performance, are entitled to receive ‘Certificates of Merit’. The names of these top 10% of participants are available at https://ibbi.gov.in/uploads/whatsnew/2020-09-01-180818-39l1c-d0d470965bd50a663be643b5d8bb2a1c.pdf.
The ‘Certificates of Merit’ are being emailed to these meritorious participants by 10th September, 2020.
Among the top 10% participants, Maharashtra returned the highest number, accounting for 15% of them, followed by Delhi with 11.7% and Uttar Pradesh with 11.4%. About 51% of the top 10% participants are in the age group of 18 to 25 and more than 82% of them are in the age group of 18 to 35. 5. The Quiz received interest from a wide range of stakeholders, including students, professionals, and employees. About 29% of the top 10% performers are students or members of chartered accountancy, 9% are students or members of company secretaryship, and 7% are employees of banks and financial institutions.
In terms of the Guidelines on the Quiz, the best performer is to be awarded a Gold Medal with a cash prize of Rs.1,00,000 , the second best performer is to get a Silver Medal and a cash prize of Rs.50,000 , and the third best performer, a Bronze Medal and a cash prize of Rs.25,000 . The following are the three best performers in the Quiz:
Best Performer: Mr. Aritra Saha, aged 23 years . He has a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Army Institute of Technology and is currently working with Vodafone Shared Services, Bengaluru.
Second Best Performer: Mr. Pawan Khandelwal, aged 25 years . He is a Chartered Accountant, currently working with GAIL  Limited, and posted in Bengaluru. Third Best Performer: Ms. Vakati Venkata Gnanusha, aged 24 years . She is pursuing LLM from Osmania University, Hyderabad, after completing BSL LLB from ILS Law College, Pune.
The awards to the best performers will be given away at an appropriate function of the IBBI. The IBBI extends heartiest congratulations to the best performers and all the top 10% performers in the Quiz.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh account for 77.7% of the new cases reported in last 24 hours
Over 4.4 cr COVID19 vaccine doses administered
More than 25 Lakh doses given in the last 24 hours
Some States in the country are noticing a spike in the daily new cases. Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh account for 77.7% of the new cases in last 24 hours.
43,846 new daily cases reported in last 24 hours.
83.14% of the new cases are from 6 States.
Maharashtra continues to report the highest daily new cases at 27,126. It is followed by Punjab with 2,578 while Kerala reported 2,078 new cases.
The graphs below highlight the COVID19 trajectory in the eight states/UTs and top five districts contributing maximum to the new cases.
Over 4.4 cr vaccine doses have been administered through 7,25,138 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. These include 77,79,985 HCWs , 48,77,356 HCWs , 80,84,311 FLWs  and 26,01,298 FLWs , 36,33,473 beneficiaries aged more than 45 years with specific co-morbidities  and 1,76,27,418 beneficiaries aged more than 60 years.
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As on Day-64 of the vaccination drive , more than25 Lakh  vaccine doses were given. Out of which, 22,83,157 beneficiaries were vaccinated across 38,669 sessions for 1st dose  and 2,57,292 HCWs and FLWs received 2nd dose of vaccine.
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India’s total Active Caseload stands at 3.09 lakh  today. A net incline of 20,693 cases recorded from the total active caseload in the last 24 hours.
On the other hand, India’s cumulative recoveries stand at 1,11,30,288 today. The national Recovery Rate is 95.96%. 22,956 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours.
197 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.
Six States account for 86.8% of the new deaths. Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties . Punjab follows with 38 daily deaths. Kerala reported15 deaths.
Seventeen States/UTs have not reported any COVID19 deaths in the last 24 hours. These are Rajasthan, Assam, Goa, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Jharkhand, Lakshadweep, Sikkim, Puducherry, D&D & D&N, Nagaland, Tripura, Ladakh , Manipur, Mizoram, A&N Islands and Arunachal Pradesh.
Ministry of Science & Technology
Serological Testing at CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow for antibodies against Corona Virus 
CSIR-CDRI is carrying out a research study that involves testing of people for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2
CSIR-CDRI  is carrying out a research study that involves testing of people for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. The serological testing is conducted from 9th-11th September. For the past 7 months we are in the midst of a pandemic of coronavirus  infection with more than 45 lakh individuals being infected with the virus which has resulted in more than 76,270 deaths in India.
Dr. Susanta Kar and Dr. Amit Lahiri, the nodal scientists from CSIR-CDRI, said that the diagnostic tests performed in India have been largely limited to people showing symptoms and those who have come in close contact with these individuals. Most importantly, community testing has not been initiated yet. From the reports available from various countries it can be perceived that there are many more asymptomatic cases who have not been tested. Thus, the burden of the disease could be larger.
Dr. Kar and Dr. Lahiri also stated that, a person infected with the disease will generate antibodies which is expected to protect them for further infection. However, since this is a novel virus, the duration of protection from antibodies is not known. It is therefore important to perform a long-term pan-India surveillance using serology-based assays to not only estimate the burden of the infection, but also assess thetitres of the antibodies by collecting samples at fixed intervals. This will also help us to identify people who can also donate their plasma to the terminally ill COVID patients.
Prof. Tapas K Kundu, The Director CSIR-CDRI, said that the establishment of such a cohort with longitudinal biological sampling will also align with the framework of the National Health Mission and will facilitate the development of national reference standards to aid clinical decision making as well as national healthcare policy decisions. It will also help address several unanswered questions on the infection caused by novel Corona virus.
The test is VOLUNTARY and free of cost and is open to all CSIR staff and students. Blood samples will be collected from those who are willing to participate in the CDRI dispensary under the supervision of resident doctors Dr. Shalini Gupta and Dr. Vivek Bhosale. The presence or absence of anti-SARS-CoV2 antibody titers in CSIR staff and students will then be assessed using ELISA based assay at CSIR-IGIB, New Delhi. Other biochemical parameters also will be measured to ascertain correlation between Cardio-metabolic risk factors and the possibility of recurrent infection. This project will align well with the CSIR’s Indigenous program “Phenome India - A long-term longitudinal observational cohort study of health outcomes”
Prime Minister's Office
PM to make an aerial survey of flood affected areas of Gujarat today afternoon
PM to make an aerial survey of flood affected areas of Gujarat today afternoon
Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Vijay Rupani called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at Parliament House this morning, and apprised him of the situation arising out of incessant rain and flood in parts of the State.
PM then decided to undertake an aerial survey of flood affected areas of North Gujarat this afternoon, after the swearing-in ceremony for the new President.
PIB Headquarters
Business Outreach Programme on India’s Lines of Credit  and Solar Projects on 11 February 2019
The Economic Diplomacy and States Division, Ministry of External Affairs, in collaboration with the EXIM Bank of India, will be holding an outreach programme on Lines of Credit and Solar Projects, on the 11th of February 2019, in Chennai, as per the press release issued by the Ministry of External Affairs.
The objective of the programme is to create awareness among the companies, Business Chambers, and other relevant stakeholders especially in South India, operating in the solar energy sector, about the opportunities available under the MEA’s Lines of Credit in the solar sector.
The event is slated to witness participation of about 200-250 people. The audience will comprise of solar power companies, Solar Power Developers Association, Solar Power Manufacturers Association, Business Chambers, members of the embassies/missions, and representatives from the State Governments from South India. In addition to this, officials from the Ministry of External Affairs and the State Government of Tamil Nadu will also be present at the event.
At the Founding Conference of the International Solar Alliance, held on 11 March 2018 in New Delhi, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India announced Lines of Credit worth USD 1.4 billion for a total of 27 solar projects in 15 countries. The solar energy sector of India has seen maximum participation from the states of South India. Tamil Nadu has been ranked as one of the top nine markets globally to have achieved an exceptionally large share of renewable power generation. In view of this, and as a part of the MEA’s states outreach initiative, the programme will provide the solar energy companies from the region with the necessary platform and opportunities to participate in the solar power projects, under the MEA’s Lines of Credit.